Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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